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enBonjour MN: French Government Awards the Legion of Honor Medal to Bloomington Vethttp://kfai.org/news/2014/12/45678
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Jim Carroll was 19 and homesick. He was crammed into one of 900 C 47s along with 15 buddies of the 101st Airborne Division, the "Screaming Eagles". They were loaded down with 100 pound packs, containing their rifle, ammunition and a 3-day supply of k rations. German guns fired from the French beaches below. The tracers flashed around them.</p>
<p>It was June 6, 1944, D Day, and Jim was in the first wave. Jim parachuted into a small meadow with a stream running through it. He made it through that first deadly day and went on to several major battles of World War II, including Bastogne in Belgium, Operation Market Garden in Holland and the Battle of the Bulge. He was decorated many times and just recently received France's highest award, the Legion of Honor Medal. (Médaille de la Légion d'Honneur)</p>
<p>Jim, now 91, will speak tonight, December 2, 20014 about his experiences on Bonjour Minnesota, 8:00-10:00 PM. He will speak in the first part of the program, hosted by Caryl Minnetti and Dana Bogema. Don't miss this interesting interview which is historically important.</p>
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</div></div></div>Tue, 02 Dec 2014 22:33:24 +0000cminnetti@comcast.net45678 at http://kfai.orghttp://kfai.org/news/2014/12/45678#commentsVote now for KFAI Board of Directors!http://kfai.org/news/2014/11/45425
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div><strong>Voting is now open at <a href="http://www.kfai.org/elections">www.kfai.org/elections</a> </strong>for 5 seats on the KFAI Board of Directors. All members and volunteers are eligble to vote. <span style="line-height: 1.538em;">KFAI’s Board is charged with envisioning the future of KFAI and working with the staff to realize that vision. The Board approves budgets, develops governance policies and ensures compliance with those policies, and works closely with staff, volunteers and outside experts to execute the Strategic Plan. </span></div>
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<div><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">If you gave at least $25 to KFAI in the past year and/or volunteered for 9 or more documented hours from August 1 to October 31, you are eligible to vote, thereby helping set the strategic and programming direction of the station. Please visit </span><a href="http://www.kfai.org/elections" style="line-height: 1.538em;">www.kfai.org/elections</a><span style="line-height: 1.538em;"> to find links to candidate statements and ballots. Voting will close on Friday November 28, so vote now!</span></div>
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</div></div></div>Tue, 18 Nov 2014 18:48:47 +0000aarsh73@yahoo.com45425 at http://kfai.orghttp://kfai.org/news/2014/11/45425#commentsGive To The Max Today!http://kfai.org/news/2014/11/45129
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Today is <strong>Give to the Max Day! </strong></p>
<p>KFAI will celebrate with a live broadcast from <a href="http://mappscoffeeriverside.com/">Mapps Coffee</a>, starting at 10 am. Come for the Dakota Dave Hull Show and stay for African Rhythms! </p>
<p>Make your donation by following this link to <a href="https://givemn.org/organization/Kfai">GiveMN.org</a>. </p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">There are two ways you can help. </span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.538em;"><strong>First</strong>, make a donation right now. Any donation helps us and could lead to KFAI getting another $1,000 </span><span style="line-height: 20.0063037872314px;">by making us eligible to win a </span><span style="line-height: 20.0063037872314px;">gol</span><span style="line-height: 20.0063037872314px;">den ticket</span><span style="line-height: 20.0063037872314px;">. The golden ticket is a prize from GiveMN.org, and will be given once an hour to nonprofit organizations like KFAI who get donations online on Give to the Max Day.</span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.538em;"><strong>Second</strong>, </span><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">tell your family and friends about KFAI Fresh Air Radio, 90.3 FM in Minneapolis and 106.7 FM in St. Paul, and online at </span><a href="http://www.kfai.org/" style="line-height: 1.538em;">www.kfai.org</a><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">. </span><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">KFAI has been broadcasting unique musical, cultural and news programming since its launch in 1978. We are truly the Twin Cities’ true voice! </span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">We hope everyone will consider giving a gift to KFAI or to any deserving nonprofit organization of your choice on Give to the Max Day.</span></p>
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</div></div></div>Thu, 13 Nov 2014 16:31:09 +0000daleconnelly@kfai.org45129 at http://kfai.orghttp://kfai.org/news/2014/11/45129#commentsDr. Willie Dean Reception Set for Friday http://kfai.org/news/2014/11/45299
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>On Friday, November 14th, KFAI will host a reception honoring Dr. Willie Dean. The event is scheduled from <span style="line-height: 20.0063037872314px;">4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the KFAI green room.</span></p>
<p>As part of the staff restructuring passed on October 3rd by KFAI’s Board of Directors, the position of Executive Director was eliminated. Under the new configuration, the staff will be led by a General Manager - a post for which Dr. Dean did not apply. </p>
<p><span style="line-height: 20.0063037872314px;">All volunteers and staff are invited to come share some refreshments, thank Dr. Dean for his </span><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">contributions to KFAI during his 15-month tenure, and to wish him well in his future endeavors. </span></p>
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</div></div></div>Tue, 11 Nov 2014 19:47:10 +0000daleconnelly@kfai.org45299 at http://kfai.orghttp://kfai.org/news/2014/11/45299#commentsAugie Meyers Stops By to Show Pledge Drive Love!http://kfai.org/news/2014/09/44090
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Thank you to amazing local singer-songwriter <a href="http://mollymaher.com/">Molly Maher</a> and legendary musician Augie Meyers for coming by <a href="http://kfai.org/freewheelin">Freewheelin'</a> this afternoon! Augie had some great words about community-oriented, music-lovin' stations like KFAI and the importance of keeping them around. You can't go wrong getting a Texas Tornado in the studio during the pledge drive!</p>
<p><strong>Give us a call @ 612 375 9030 to support free-form music and passionate public affairs programming today!</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 1.538em;">Or click <a href="https://dnbweb1.blackbaud.com/OPXDONATE/AddDonor.asp?cguid=9941309F-4E3B-4FA6-9CB2-7631936E80C7&amp;sid=3C76E266-4810-48A2-9E6B-F6527A865758">"Donate"</a> right at the top of your screen, thanks!</span></p>
</div></div></div>Wed, 17 Sep 2014 21:36:18 +0000miguelvargas@kfai.org44090 at http://kfai.orghttp://kfai.org/news/2014/09/44090#commentsFUFA, FUFA, FUFA!http://kfai.org/news/2014/08/43789
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The sounds of FUFA, FUFA, FUFA could be heard throughout KFAI over the past few months from volunteers and staff, as the Freshen Up Fresh Air (FUFA) Committee worked to “freshen up” the station. Committee volunteers did everything from planning color schemes, selecting floor tiles, painting walls and doors, acquiring hand dryers (at wholesale), installing donated mirrors, moving furniture, to relocating a water fountain to make the kitchen more accessible. To show our appreciation, KFAI held an open house on August 28th where we recognized the FUFA Committee and other volunteers who worked on this important project.</p>
<p>Members of the FUFA Committee included: Debbie Gonsioroski, Susan Gray, Pat Hengemuhle, Nancy Sartor, Nancy Skalkos and Patti Walsh. Other volunteers who helped paint and plaster included Robert Easley, Chris Smith and Jumondeh Tweh. A special thanks to volunteer Chris Elpers, owner of Chris Elpers Carpentry, who laid the restroom floor tiles, trimmed doors, built kitchen cabinets and installed a new kitchen countertop. Also, a special thanks to volunteer Steve Isadore who moved and connected the water fountain, installed restroom faucets and a kitchen light, removed an old TV and hung numerous pictures.</p>
<p>We are also indebted to Elsa’s House of Sleep for providing furniture in trade, which was arranged by volunteer Lennie Chism. I was moved by the volunteers’ efforts and pleased to donate chairs for the Green Room and photography for the entryway.</p>
<p>Thanks to our volunteers for their hard work to “freshen up” Fresh Air!</p>
<p>– Dr. Willie Dean, Executive Director</p>
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</div></div></div>Fri, 29 Aug 2014 17:52:39 +0000Willie Dean43789 at http://kfai.orghttp://kfai.org/news/2014/08/43789#commentsMinneCulture 8/6: Troubadour Paul Metsahttp://kfai.org/news/2014/08/43278
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Paul Metsa has many guitars, wears many hats. He cut his musical teeth on Minneapolis' West Bank in the early '80s, and has taken his passion for music and activism on the road—a place he calls the "Blue Guitar Highway," the title of his memoir published by the University of Minnesota Press in 2012.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Tonight on <a href="http://www.kfai.org/minneculture">MinneCulture</a>, producer Britt Aamodt introduces us to Metsa, and talks about music, his influences, the Iron Range, social activism and, of course, guitars. Tune in from 7:30 to 8pm on KFAI. This program is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.</span></p>
</div></div></div>Wed, 06 Aug 2014 21:33:19 +0000miguelvargas@kfai.org43278 at http://kfai.orghttp://kfai.org/news/2014/08/43278#commentsKFAI Launches New Websitehttp://kfai.org/news/2014/08/43272
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>I’m proud to announce the launch of KFAI’s redesigned website! I hope you’ll find the site to be aesthetic, user friendly and informative.</p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">Our goal was to invite users to visit and return often to the site to learn about events, peruse the archives, listen live and become more engaged in station activities. We also wanted to encourage visitors to support the station by becoming a donor, a volunteer or an underwriter.</span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">Thanks to the free development work of “Team Barsness” (Barsness Solutions), estimated at $25,000, during the “Nerdery Overnight Website Challenge” in April, the counsel of Cimarron Winter, the assistance of ipHouse, and the work of KFAI’s Website Development Team, KFAI now has a modern website!</span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">I would like to thank the entire KFAI Website Development Team for their hard work and dedication to this important project: Andy Arsham, Mary Bensman, Jackson Buck, Ron Gerber, Pam Hill Kroyer, Jim Rudolf, Ted Singer, Miguel Vargas, and Dan Zimmermann.</span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">We’ll be adding content to the site after the launch and fixing any bugs that are discovered. Please notify </span><a href="mailto:webteam@kfai.org" style="line-height: 1.538em;">webteam@kfai.org</a><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">, should you encounter any issues when using our new site.</span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">Thanks for listening and being a supporter of KFAI!</span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">Regards,</span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">Willie Dean, Ph.D.</span></p>
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</div></div></div>Wed, 06 Aug 2014 16:17:25 +0000miguelvargas@kfai.org43272 at http://kfai.orghttp://kfai.org/news/2014/08/43272#commentsSoul Proof: Compelling Evidence You Are An Infinite Being - Aug 4th Health Noteshttp://kfai.org/news/2014/08/44951
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Nine categories of proof include scientific, clinical, religious, and firsthand evidence that we each really are immortal souls who are forever one with Creator. This knowledge supplants our faith and helps us cope--and even thrive--despite common challenges like deaths of loved ones, aging, loss of relationships, financial reversals, serious illness and disability, abuse, and so on. Dr. Pitstick's conversation provides the 'good news that sets us free', that helps us trust this wonderful and mysterious journey on earth. "Soul Proof" allows us to be bright beacons of hope, love, and courage no matter what our outer circumstances</p>
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</div></div></div>Mon, 04 Aug 2014 18:47:49 +0000miguelvargas@kfai.org43231 at http://kfai.orghttp://kfai.org/news/2014/08/44951#comments With candor and humor, a manic-depressive Iranian-American Muslim woman chronicles her experiences with both clinical and cultural bipolarity July 28th Health Notes http://kfai.org/news/2014/07/44834
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<div style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Melody Moezzi was born to Persian parents at the height of the Islamic Revolution and raised amid a vibrant, loving, and gossipy Iranian diaspora in the American heartland. When at eighteen, she began battling a severe physical illness, her community stepped up, filling her hospital rooms with roses, lilies, and hyacinths. </div>
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<div style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">But when she attempted suicide and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, there were no flowers. Despite several stays in psychiatric hospitals, bombarded with tranquilizers, mood-stabilizers, and antipsychotics, she was encouraged to keep her illness a secret—by both her family and an increasingly callous and indifferent medical establishment. Refusing to be ashamed, Moezzi became an outspoken advocate, determined to fight the stigma surrounding mental illness and reclaim her life along the way.</div>
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<div style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Both an irreverent memoir and a rousing call to action, <i>Haldol and Hyacinths </i>is the moving story of a woman who refused to become torn across cultural and social lines. Moezzi reports from the front lines of the no-man’s land between sickness and sanity, and the Midwest and the Middle East. A powerful, funny, and poignant narrative told through a unique and fascinating cultural lens, <i>Haldol and Hyacinths</i>is a tribute to the healing power of hope, humor, and acceptance.</div>
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</div></div></div>Mon, 28 Jul 2014 20:57:56 +0000miguelvargas@kfai.org43250 at http://kfai.orghttp://kfai.org/news/2014/07/44834#comments